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Grateful Dead Live at Madison Square Garden on 1983-10-11

by Grateful Dead

Publication date: 1983-10-11 ( check for other copies)

Topics: Audience, FOB, chasingwilma

Collection: GratefulDead

Band/Artist: Grateful Dead

Resource: DeadLists Project

Item Size: 1.1G

Set 1

Wang Dang Doodle-> Jack Straw, Loser, Me & My Uncle-> Mexicali Blues, Bird Song, Hell In A Bucket-> Day Job

Set 2

China Cat Sunflower-> I Know You Rider, I Need A Miracle-> Bertha-> China Doll-> Drums-> Saint Stephen-> Throwing Stones-> Touch Of Grey, E: Johnny B. Goode

Addeddate: 2009-10-13 05:44:55

Identifier: gd1983-10-11.fob.atm11.chasingwilma.101949.sbeok.flac16

Lineage: master cassette > cd > eac > flac; sony tc-we435 > philips cdr870 Tracked in CDwave, FLACd traders little helper

Location: New York, NY

Run time: 143:33.31

Source: 3 audio technica atm 11 > sony d-5, FOB dead center

Taped by: chasingwilma

Transferred by: chasingwilma

Type: sound

Venue: Madison Square Garden

Year: 1983

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Reviewer: jazz.mann - - November 9, 2023
Subject: St. Stephen t-shirt for sale

This was one of the top 5 hottest Dead shows I ever saw (out of about 70 between 82 and 92). Yes, there are some ragged moments vocally (words and otherwise), ... but the energy is/was off da hook and for me that is far more important. WangDang was a breakout or close to it (at least rare at the time), and therefore notable. Jack Straw and Birdsong were also first set highlights, but there were no weak links. As is most often the case, they really stepped up their game in the second set. The entire pre-drums run was just rockin, especially Bertha. And if I recall correctly, China Doll was not in rotation much or at all at that time, and I think it was a big deal because Phil sang on that one (had his own mike), and that was a first in several years. I dont think much more needs to be said about the St Stephen rendition, except that the ragged moments were nothing in comparison to the energy coming from the stage. And the energy coming back at the stage when the crowd recognized and appreciated the song, was never topped at any other show I attended (matrix or aud a must for this show). In my opinion, the Stones that followed might be the best rendition they ever played (before it got all locked down in the jam section). The rest of the set finished just as high energy and it was a night I will never forget. Oh yeah, did I forget to mention that as luck would have it, I had a large bag full of original St Stephen t-shirts I made the night before with some friends tucked under my seat that were to go on sale after the show. Holy crap what a cosmic coincidence!!! They had a border of roses with a SYF scull in the middle. But instead of the lighting in the center of the skull there was a three color rainbow in the yin-yang shape (blue and red on either side of the rainbow with the two dots). the rainbow came spilling out of the scull jaws and spread into a pool below. It said on top: "One man gathers" and on the bottom: "What another man spills." needless to say they were an almost instant sell out. but the next night, I couldn't get a ticket, and outside the show, some asshole cop ripped open my bag of shirts and threw them into the crowd/street. and of course it being NYC, everyone grabbed them and ran. People asked me how I knew the Dead were gonna break out St Stephen and my reply was: "how did the Dead know I made the shirts the night before?"

Reviewer: lvitall - - October 15, 2009
Subject: sounds fine to me - thank you!

I don't know if the files have been changed since the first review, but this sounds good to me and I don't see any of the problems mentioned. I just listened ...

Reviewer: darazn1 - - October 15, 2009
Subject: seriously flawed

please consult with somebody who understands the process before transferring a recording. The St. Stephen track is clearly Touch of Grey, but all that ...

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